The strongest photos of the past week

The strongest photos of the week

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A photo can say a lot, but it can also be interpreted in many ways by those who look at it. However, the stories behind the week's most powerful photos, as captured by professionals around the world, are often conflicting. As, after all, and life itself.

The most representative images of the week always have the following ingredients: Colors, passion, tears, effort, survival, joy, pain and that doesn't change. And that's because, if a picture is worth a thousand words, then surely not many words are needed for the following photos. In the following images, therefore, they are condensed what happened in the world last week.

Colombo, Sri Lanka: Police fire tear gas against students

Colombo, Sri Lanka

An injured protester suffers pain as police fire tear gas to disperse protesting members of the Inter-University Student Federation during an anti-government protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lankans have been protesting for more than a month demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, blaming him for the country's worst economic crisis in recent history.

Velyka Kostromka, Ukraine: Picking up what's left of the wreckage

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Iryna Martsyniuk, 50, collects her belongings from her home, which was badly damaged after Russian shelling in the village of Velyka Kostromka. Martsyniuk and her three young children were at home when the attack took place in the village, a few kilometers from the front lines, but all survived unharmed.

Cape Canaveral Space Station, Florida: Spectacular rocket launch

Rocket launch

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Boeing Starliner crew capsule lifts off on a second test flight to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

London, Great Britain: Queen Elizabeth at the opening of the Elizabeth Line

Queen Elizabeth

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II unveils the plaque marking the official opening of the Elizabeth Line at Paddington Station in London, marking the completion of the Crossrail project in London.

Manhattan, New York: When fog covers almost everything

Manhattan, New York

The Manhattan skyline is barely visible as cars cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which connects the New York boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island, while fog covers the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and New York Bay.

Fairfax, USA: The trial of the two stars that has turned the eyes of public opinion on them

Amber Heard

Amber Heard, in critical condition, testifies in a courtroom at the Fairfax County Courthouse in Fairfax. Actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation in Fairfax County District Court after she wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure who represents domestic abuse."

Rome, Italy: A kiss for victory

Italian Open tennis tournament

Serbia's Novak Djokovic kisses the trophy after winning the final match against Stefano Tsitsipas at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Protest over public health problems

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Protest over public health problems

An Extinction Rebellion activist marks the window of a building housing the agriculture and biotechnology company Monsanto with red handprints in protest against agribusiness, environmental degradation and to raise awareness of the public health problems caused of fertilizers, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Seattle, USA: Women in the US are standing up for their right to abortion

Women in the US are defending their right to abortion

Auriea Moore listens to speakers at an abortion rights protest and rally in Seattle. Protesters are gathering across the US ahead of an expected Supreme Court ruling that could overturn women's abortion rights.

Turin, Italy: In a historic victory, Ukraine tops Europe in the Eurovision contest

Ukraine at Eurovision

The band Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine performs Stefania during the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Palaolimpico arena in Turin, Italy. This is the winning entry of the night, in a historic victory for the country.

Buffalo, New York: Mourning Racist Hate Crime in Buffalo

Lament over racist hate crime in Buffalo

A person pays their respects outside the scene of a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo that claimed the lives of 10 people. During the heinous act, the 18-year-old murderer livestreamed the time of the attack.

Moscow, Idaho: Incredible images of the total lunar eclipse

lunar eclipse

In this photo gallery, the moon is pictured during a total lunar eclipse, upper left, and then in various stages as it exits the earth's shadow, Sunday, May 15, 2022, near Moscow, Idaho. The orange color of the moon is caused by the passage of the Moon in the shadow of the Earth.

 

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